New Orleans Zephyrs pitch and hit in 11-0 win in OKC

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – The Zephyrs offense
erupted for eleven runs on a thirteen hits to defeat the Redhawks 11-0 at
Bricktown Ballpark. The win extends the win
streak to three for the Zephyrs. The Z's
have outscored its opponents 26-5 in the last three contests.

The Z's offense was topped by another terrific
pitching performance. Brian Flynn and
Adam Reifer combined to shutout the Redhawks.
Flynn (3-9) pitched seven shutout innings allowing three hits and struck-out
five. Reifer followed to work the final
two innings to preserve the Zephyrs eighth shutout of the season.

Bryan Petersen led off the fourth inning with a
double and scored on a Jordan Brown single.
Kyle Jensen hammered his twenty first home run of the season over the
centerfield wall to make it 3-0. Jensen
has five home runs for the Z's and 16 in Double-A before being promoted.

The Z's held a 3-0 lead until a six run eighth inning. New Orleans sent ten batters to the plate and
scored six runs on six hits. The Z's
tacked on two more runs in the ninth to extend the lead to 11-0. Gorkys Hernandez and Brown each led the club
with three hits. Brown also drove in
three and scored three.

The Z's improved to 46-48 and will remain 7 ½ games
back of first place Albuquerque.

Game Notes – The six run
eighth inning was the biggest outburst in an inning this season. The eight shutouts pitched is tied for second
most in the PCL with Tacoma. Memphis
leads the league with eleven. The Z's
have now played six consecutive games error free.

Coming
Up: The Zephyrs and Redhawks will play a doubleheader in
Oklahoma City beginning at 4:30 PM Friday.
RADIO:
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